Domaine Lafarge Vial Fleurie 2023
The 2023 Domaine Lafarge‑Vial Fleurie unfolds with vivid clarity: perfumed garnet hues give way to a bouquet of violets and red cherries layered with subtle spice, while the palate offers vibrant raspberry‑inflected fruit framed by silk‑fine tannins and a mineral lift that speaks of its pink‑granite soils.
Tasting
- Aroma
- Violets and red cherry perfume
- Palate
- Silky raspberry fruit with fine tannins
- Finish
- Mineral‑tinged persistence
Pairs with
- Roast chicken
- Spring lamb
- Goat cheese
Vineyard & Cellar
- Vinification
- About 15% whole cluster, indigenous yeast alcoholic fermentation in concrete tank for a little over a week, gentle extraction. One year aging in older 228 and 350-liter barrels.
From the Archive
Bel Air and Sarcillon, south/ southeastern exposures, granite soils, Viala and 3309 rootstock
This wine has evolved over the 3 years of this young domaine. The first year, in 2014, the Fleurie Bel Air parcel was vinified, aged, and sold on its own. In 2015 Bel Air was vinified separately but in the end blended with 0.42 hectares of the Fleurie
Sarcillon to make a general village wine. For the 2016 vintage, the Lafarges were able to increase their holdings to a full hectare of Sarcillon, but after Fleurie was subjected to two devastating hail storms in 2016, they were unable to make this cuvée.